Hello,

I am using Centso5.2 it is my 1st time using Centos, I am getting problem copying DVD to /pub directory when I type #cp -av * /var/ftp/pub It show permission deny How to solve this problem.




[root@rahil CentOS_5.2_Final]# cp -av * /var/ftp/pub/
cp: cannot create directory `/var/ftp/pub/CentOS': Permission denied
`EULA' -> `/var/ftp/pub/EULA'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/EULA': Permission denied
`GPL' -> `/var/ftp/pub/GPL'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/GPL': Permission denied
cp: cannot create directory `/var/ftp/pub/images': Permission denied
cp: cannot create directory `/var/ftp/pub/isolinux': Permission denied
cp: cannot create directory `/var/ftp/pub/NOTES': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-cs' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-cs'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-cs': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-cs.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-cs.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-cs.html': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-de' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-de'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-de': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-de.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-de.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-de.html': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-en' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-en'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-en': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-en.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-en.html': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-en_US' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-en_US'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-en_US': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-en_US.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-en_US.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-en_US.html': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-es' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-es'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-es': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-es.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-es.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-es.html': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-fr' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-fr'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-fr': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-fr.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-fr.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-fr.html': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-ja' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-ja'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-ja': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-ja.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-ja.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-ja.html': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-nl' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-nl'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-nl': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-nl.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-nl.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-nl.html': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-pt_BR.html': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-ro' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-ro'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-ro': Permission denied
`RELEASE-NOTES-ro.html' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-ro.html'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RELEASE-NOTES-ro.html': Permission denied
cp: cannot create directory `/var/ftp/pub/repodata': Permission denied
`RPM-GPG-KEY-beta' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RPM-GPG-KEY-beta'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RPM-GPG-KEY-beta': Permission denied
`RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5' -> `/var/ftp/pub/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-5': Permission denied
`TRANS.TBL' -> `/var/ftp/pub/TRANS.TBL'
cp: cannot create regular file `/var/ftp/pub/TRANS.TBL': Permission denied



please help me guyz.

Check the permissions on the directory and how the partition is mounted. Since you are doing this as root, check your selinux settings. It may be protecting that directory.

I allowed /pub directory from selinux but still same problem

What if you used your ftp-server to upload the files to it instead of copying the files directly? Does this not work?

I am sorry I didn't get it what you say

I asked this because it seems to me that you want to put some files into a directory (/var/ftp/pub) which appears to be the "pub" directory of an ftp-server.
Are you running an ftp-server and want the files copied to that directory in order to make them accessible through ftp?
Ftp-servers are used to upload and download files.
If the ftp-server is working you should be able to upload the files to it using a ftp-client (like FileZilla or gftp) - especially when you are the admin of that server.

Yes, my ftp server is working problem and I have restarted vsftpd also, but problem is when I mount CD and try to copy CD to /var/ftp/pub/ for yum server I face permission failed problem, please check my 1st Thread Error.

...but you did not (try to...) copy it using an ftp-client - you want to copy it via "cp"

(which _should_ _still_ work of course - I was suggesting working around that problem you have with "cp")

yes... I am trying to copy by cp -av * /var/ftp/pub/ but I get same problem .

u r saying me to try from ftp-client, How can I do with ftp--client, I am try to copy from same Server where I want to make my yum server, then which I get is from Cd drive only, by default when i try from /root partition to /home partition there is no problem to copy any file, please let me y I get problem with Cd rom

- start your preferred ftp-client
- connect to the server
- transfer the files just like would do where you not on the same machine but anywhere on the net

But I just saw that this one is actually a double post and someone else was trying to help on that issue from another perspective.
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...roblem-660050/
and it got kind of solved - so I will stop trying here.

Duplicate thread. Resolved here:

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...0/#post3234931

Please post any additional comments in the above thread.